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H.R. 1958119th CongressImmigration
Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
Sponsored by Rep. David J. Taylor (R-OH) · 34 active : 34 Republicans
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate12 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedMar 18, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govDeporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
This bill makes certain acts related to public benefits fraud grounds for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (
alien
under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. The bill also makes such an individual ineligible for immigration enforcement relief, including relief for an individual in danger of subjection to torture.
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Specifically, this bill applies to individuals who have been convicted of, admit to having committed, or admit to acts which constitute certain offenses. Offenses covered by this bill include (1) fraud involving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, (2) fraud involving Social Security benefits, (3) fraud involving programs that receive federal funds, and (4) the production of fraudulent identification documents.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on the Judiciary · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary · SenateReferred to
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration status and procedures
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 12Swing 70–100
- 64Middle 30–70
- 24Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
34 activeShow all 34 cosponsors
- Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)
- John W. Rose (R-TN-6)
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5)
- Robert F. Onder (R-MO-3)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2)
- John J. McGuire (R-VA-5)
- Mark Harris (R-NC-8)
- James R. Baird (R-IN-4)
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC-6)
- Tim Moore (R-NC-14)
- Russell Fry (R-SC-7)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
